Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado and Southern Train Depot, Georgetown, Colorado
- An exterior view of the Colorado and Southern Train Depot in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north. The train station, a one-story brick building with a gabled roof, was built in 1877. A crowd gathers around the south end of the depot; most look...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1920-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Firemen, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a firemen's Fourth of July parade float in Georgetown, Colorado. Twelve boys in overalls and caps stand holding a rope attached to the hose cart, where two other boys sit; the cart is decorated with stars-and-stripes bunting. Two firemen,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Baseball team (Aug 18-Sept 4, 1913)
- Ten baseball players in three rows in Eagle, Colorado, have light-colored striped shirts and knickers, with "Eagle" vertically on the dark placket of the shirts. They wear golf caps and baseball caps, and several boys wear cardigan, pullover, or...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Baseball team (Aug 18-Sept 4, 1913)
- Ten seated baseball players in Eagle, Colorado, have light- colored striped shirts and knickers, with "Eagle" vertically on the dark placket of the shirts. They wear golf caps and baseball caps, and several boys wear cardigan, pullover, or...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Officers and families on a porch
- A group of men, women and children sit, stand and pose in front of a clapboard house and a Cottonwood tree at probably Fort Keogh (Custer County), Montana. Men wear military uniforms with shoulder straps, pants with trouser stripes, and officer's...
- Fort Keogh (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Families--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Military officers--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Women--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Headquarters of the Happy Valley Placer Company, Eldorado camp
- Men and boys stand or sit beside a horse-drawn buggy and a log cabin, possibly the home of John H. Kemp, in Eldora (Eldorado) in the Grand Island Mining District of Boulder County, Colorado. Men beside a wooden fence are identified left to right...
- Happy Valley Placer Company (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log...
- 1895
- H-Bluebirds-J
- Young men and women stand or sit and pose near a flat-bed truck on Federal Boulevard in front of the Woodbury Branch of the Denver Public Library in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The panoramic group photograph shows possibly...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Young adults--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1918 June 9
- High School commencement
- Young Japanese women in white graduation gowns, high heels and mortar board caps and a men in dark gowns and caps assemble in a courtyard at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. The wind blows their...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Graduation...
- 1943 June 24
- On Pikes Peak, alt. 14147 ft.
- Well dressed men, women, and a young girl pose in front of the U.S. Signal Station, a stone stone weather station building near the cog-railroad tracks of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway on the summit of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. The...
- United States. Army. Signal Corps.--Buildings--1900-1910.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; Meteorological stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso...
- [1892 Sept. 1]
- Prison workers
- Prison guards at the Colorado State Penitentiary pose for a group portrait in front a rusticated stone building with windows covered by iron bars. The men wear dark uniforms with double breasted coats, vests, ties, boots and caps. Some of the caps...
- Colorado State Penitentiary--People--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Prison officers
- Prison guards at the Colorado State Penitentiary pose for a group portrait in front a rusticated stone wall and barred window of a prison building. The men wear dark uniforms with caps. Some of the caps have lettering: "C.S.P.," "Turnkey,"...
- Colorado State Penitentiary--People--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Colorado Tax Assessment List 1862-1866
- Federal Internal Revenue assessment lists for the Territory of Colorado 1862-1866. Includes resident and absentee property holders.
- Internal revenue--Colorado.; Colorado--Vital Records.; Tax collection--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy.
- 2005
- Eastman & Bostwick, dealers in hats and caps. New goods. New Prices. 247 Fifteenth St. next door to postoffice, Denver, Col.
- View of brick storefronts on Fifteenth Street in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by display windows with lettering; "Eastman & Bostwick Men's Furnishings and Goods, Hats, Caps, and Furs."
- Eastman & Bostwick--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Hat industry--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Platte River caps not in place
- Workers stand on the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Rail tracks are on the wooden frame bridge over the river and cement caps are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1899
- The Tales of the Aeronaut: The Yearbook of 1924
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1924.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1924
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 March 4
- Glassys Inn
- Members of the Glassys Inn baseball team owned by Gene Goldstone pose for a portrait in Denver, Colorado. Hispanic American, African American and Anglo young men wear uniforms with short sleeved shirts and caps. They are identified : "Top row left...
- Glassys Inn (Baseball team)--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; African Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Baseball players.; Vasquez, Milt--Pictorial works.; Glassys Inn (Baseball team)--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1948]
- Mexican American baseball team
- Members of an unidentified baseball team pose for a portrait in front of an automobile in Denver, Colorado. Shows unidentified teenage boys wearing uniforms with short sleeved shirts and caps. Milt Vasquez, third from right, front row, holds a...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; African Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Teenagers.; Baseball players.; Vasquez, Milt--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; African...
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- Vice-President George H. Bush and members of American G.I. Forum
- Members of the American G.I. Forum pose with Vice-President George H. Bush at the G.I. Forum Conference held in Denver, Colorado. Identification (left to right) : Unidentified, Jake Alarid, Vice President Bush, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, founder of the...
- American G.I. Forum--People--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Veterans.; Vice presidents--United States.; Bush, George, 1924---Pictorial works.; Garcia, Hector...
- [1992]
- Cano's Castle, Antonito
- View of Cano's Castle at the corner of 10th Avenue and State Street, in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The eclectic building was built by Donald "Cano" Espinoza, a Native American Vietnam War Veteran. The building is built mainly out of scrap...
- Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Buildings.; Espinoza, Donald--Homes and haunts.; Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Buildings--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Outsider...
- 2004
- Pablo C. de Baca with Sacred Heart College baseball team member of grade 8 class (1890-1891).
- Group portrait of the baseball team at Sacred Heart College (later College of the Sacred Heart) in Denver, Colorado. The teenage boys wear white shirts, bandannas, caps, knee length pants, and long stockings. They pose with bats, baseballs and a...
- Sacred Heart College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Teenagers.; C. de Baca, Pablo, 1874-1940--Pictorial works.; Sacred Heart College (Denver,...
- 1891
- Children getting off bus
- Hispanic American school children get off a school bus in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The young girl near the gate in the sweater and jeans with a barrette in her hair is identified as Sally Chavez. The other boys and girls wear coats,...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Children.; Girls.; Chavez, Sally--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; School...
- [1970?]
- Leaving for Rock Springs, Wyoming
- Six men sit in or near a flatbed truck loaded with gunny sacks. The men wear coats and caps or cowboy hats. The truck has low, wooden sides. A wooden water tank is in the distance.
- Trucks--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Men--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [beween 1930 and 1940?]
- Two bottles of Tivoli beer, bottled by the Tivoli-Union Brewery
- View of two bottles of beer (ca.1901-1915) from the Tivoli-Union Brewery in Denver, Colorado. Shows dark colored bottles with gold caps. The label on the bottle reads: "Tivoli Beer," "The Tivoli-Union Brewing Co. Denver, Colo." and "All Natural...
- Tivoli Brewery (Denver, Colo.)--Products--1900-1920.; Bottles.; Tivoli Brewery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Beer bottles--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- St. Cajetan's School play
- Interior view of a play at Saint Cajetan's School, in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Girls in caps, blouses and skirts stand in a row next to a sign that reads: "? St." and "Lawrence." Magdalena Gallegos poses at the end of the line in...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Students.; Teenagers.; Theatrical productions.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Drama--Pictorial...
- between 1947 and 1948
- José Gaspar Manzanares and fellow railroad workers
- Hispanic American José Gaspar Manzanares and two unidentified railroad workers pose on the front of Union Pacific Locomotive 3978 in Rawlins (Carbon County, Wyoming. Jose sits, an African American and another man stand. They wear coveralls and...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1940-1950.; African Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Railroad employees.; Manzanares, José Gaspar--Pictorial works.; Union Pacific Railroad...
- 1946
- Railroad workers
- View of a railroad work crew in New Mexico. A group of men and teenage boys stand with tools that include crowbars. The men are dressed for cold weather and wear hats, caps, suits, overcoats and jackets. Farmers from southern Colorado would travel...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Railroad construction workers.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Railroad construction workers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.
- 1905
- Students from Martínez School
- Anglo American and Hispanic American school students from the Martínez School pose in Martínez Plaza near the village of Plaza de los Martínez (Las Animas County), Colorado. The boys and teenagers, one on horseback, sit on the ground or...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Martinez Plaza (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children.; Students.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Martinez Plaza--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Martinez...
- 1910
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile store
- View of the J.M. Olguín Mercantile owned by Jesús María Olguín in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a wooden facade with a cornice, show windows and a recessed entry. The windows have roll down shades and the...
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys.; General stores.; J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- Sugar beet workers
- Sugar beet laborers Pedro Arellano, Frank Gallegos, Felipe Arellano, Antonio Avan Arellano and Eulogio Arellano, probably in Denver, Colorado, wait to be transported to sugar beet fields near Fort Collins. The men wear hats or caps, jackets, pants,...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Agricultural laborers.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- ca.1929
- José A. Montez
- José A. Montez, (right) holds a photo of himself as a World War I soldier, at his induction into the American G.I. Forum Hall of Fame in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified member of the G.I. Forum stands beside him and has a trumpet under his arm,...
- American G.I. Forum--People--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Rites & ceremonies.; Veterans.; Montez, Jose A. 1895---Pictorial works.; American G.I....
- [2006?]
- Miners on headframe
- A group of miners pose on the wood headframe of a mine probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, overalls, and caps. A sign on the headframe reads: "Danger."
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Miners at Rugby
- A group of miners pose near a corrugated tin structure at the coal camp of Rugby in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work overalls, and many have dirt smudged on their faces. Some men have johnny lamps attached to their caps.
- Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Miners
- A group of miners pose near a mine entrance at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Some of the men have electric mine lamps attached to their caps, and...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Miners at Rugby
- A group of miners pose on the steps of a corrugated tin mining building at the coal camp of Rugby in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, boots and caps. Some of the workers may be Hispanic.
- Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Coal miners
- Three miners pose outside a mine at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Electric mine lamps are attached to their caps and battery packs are at their...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Parade in Denver
- View of a parade on Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men in probably military uniforms march in the street with drums and an American Flag. Shows possibly an Elks banner and men in rows who wear white uniforms and caps. Men in suits and hats...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Fire Department Headquarters
- Firemen stand and pose in front of the Denver Fire Department Headquarters with Hook & Ladder No. 1 and Hose No. 4 in the first floor of the City Hall Building at 14th (Fourteenth) and Market Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a rusticated...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1890-1900.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Fire Station No. 2
- Men pose beside a horse-drawn water tank and the brick Denver Fire Department Station (Steamer) #2 at 900 W. Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Firemen wear uniforms with double-breasted jackets and caps with insignia. The building has arched...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1880-1900.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Fire...
- [between 1888 and 1900?]
- Ramblers at Golden, Col.
- Men wear suits and caps or hats and pose with bicycles, including some high-wheel bicycles, on a dirt street in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Brick commercial buildings and the two-story Crawford Hotel with frame porches are on Washington...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Apartment House No. 1
- Women, children, and men pose near the porch of a two-story frame house in Hahns Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Women wear calico dresses with puffed sleeves and stand beside girls in dresses and boys with caps. Men wear suits or vests and hats;...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Cabins
- View of women, children, and a man beside two-story log cabins with gabled, shingled roofs and timber panels on the second story in Hahns Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Women and girls wear dresses with ruffles or puffed sleeves. Boys wear jackets...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Main St. looking East
- Boys wear knickers, jackets, ties and caps, and stand near a dog on Main Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A boy holds a hoop and a stick. Brick and stone commercial buildings have flat roofs or decorative pediments with overhanging...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- 1896 April 3
- Coke ovens and Italian coke pueblo at Tercio, Colo.
- Coal miners pose in front of brick and stone coke ovens at Tercio (Las Animas County), Colorado. Possibly Hispanic or Italian men wear overalls or work shirts and ragged slacks and caps. Wheelbarrows, shovels, a hose, and piles of stone are near...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company--1900-1920.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.; Tercio (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.; Coke...
- [between 1902 and 1913?]
- Oil shale retort
- Men and women stand and pose beside oil shale refining machinery in possibly Garfield County, Colorado. Men wear suits and overcoats with velvet or fur collars, leather dress gloves, and felt hats or caps. Women wear dresses and fur overcoats,...
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Coal miners
- A group of miners pose in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes including overalls, work pants, jackets, boots, and flannel shirts. The men wear oil wick caps with lamps. One man smokes a pipe.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Albert Graham
- Studio portrait of Albert Graham (sitting) and Claude Graham (standing); they wear United States Army military uniforms with garrison caps, gaiters, and insignia.
- United States. Army.--People--1910-1920.; Soldiers--American--1910-1920.; Uniforms--1910-1920.; Graham, Albert.; Graham, Claude.; Graham family.
- 1919, March 4
- Log cabin, Pyramid
- Men wear coats and caps and stand outside a log cabin in dense trees near Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. One man smiles while another man holds a snowball in his hand.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Coal cars
- Men stand beside a coal tram and railroad tracks in probably Las Animas County, Colorado. Miners wear headlamps and caps. Shows cable above coal cars and a tunnel entrance.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- Trinidad Fire Department
- Firemen pose with a fire wagon drawn by three horses in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Uniforms include ties, jackets with metal buttons and caps with hat pins. Shows a ladder and a dog on the wagon.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- 1915